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Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2001-12-23 entitled "A Child", as part of the series "God in the Mirror of Christmas", at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Advent; Divine Intention; Incarnation; Pluralism. Scripture...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Prayers

A prayer given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2009-12-20 entitled "A Christmas Prayer", as part of the series "Following the meditation ""Love Talk"", on the occasion of Advent, at Spring Lake Country Club.

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 1994-10-16 entitled "A Founding Story - A Visionary Leader and a People Set Free", as part of the series "The First Testament", at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: History of Israel,...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 1999-03-03 entitled "Action and Attitude Have Consequences", on the occasion of Midweek Lent, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Lent Forgiveness, Nature of God,Compassion. Scripture...

Isabel Alvarez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1933. She grew up in Havana and played baseball with the neighborhood kids and was also involved with other sports. In 1947, she pitched her first exhibition game in American baseball and was picked by the...

Lou Arnold was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1925. She grew up in Pawtucket and played softball with her brother and eventually joined an amateur league where she played for a few teams. After playing a game with a rival team in Newport she...

Evelyn Leonard was born in Grand Rapids in 1883 and grew up on Prospect Street. Evelyn (Eileen) was the daughter of the inventor of the refrigerator, Frank E. Leonard. Leonard was a Vassar graduate and married Noyes L. Avery in 1907. She was...

M.R. Bissell was born on 7 April 1882 in Grand Rapids. His father (M.R. Sr.) invented the Bissell Carpet Sweeper. The Bissell Carpet Sweeper Company was established in 1883. When Mr. Bissell’s father died prematurely, his mother took his place...

Miss Blake was a Radcliffe graduate and taught school at Union High School for 34 years. Miss Blake met both Woodrow Wilson and Howard Taft at the Lady’s Literary Club. She also worked in the 1912 National campaign for women’s suffrage movement.

Willard Bosserman served in World War II as a mechanic in the Army. He was drafted in 1943 and worked in a maintenance company attached to the 87th Division, and then to the 66th Division. His company shipped to Europe in December, 1944, and took...

Bruce Brady was born in 1949 in Welch, West Virginia. His family was forced to relocate to North Carolina where he eventually graduated from high school in 1967. He was drafted on October 6, 1969 and was sent to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and to...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2011-07-04 entitled "Bread and Wine: A Sacrament of Dependence and Hope", on the occasion of Independence Day Celebration of a Family. Scripture references: Psalm 16:5-11; I Corinthians 13:8-13; John...

Craig Brodie was born in Plattsburgh, New York in 1941 and grew up Newtown, Connecticut. He attended the University of Vermont and Army ROTC there and received his commission in 1963 He served in Germany with the 4th Medium Tank Battalion of the...

Michael Burton was born in Detroit and enlisted in 1966 after finishing one year at Grand Valley State College. He spent 8 months in Hawaii as part of the 127th Marine Infantry Regiment, and for a short while was part of their bases tennis team. He...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2004-02-15 entitled "By What Authority?", as part of the series "A Littlefair Legacy", at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Duncan Littlefair; Authority Of Scripture. Scripture references:...

Mary Lou Caden (née Studnicka) was born in Oak Lawn, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She grew up in the Oak Lawn area and started playing softball with the neighborhood kids and transitioned to playing for local teams. She played as a short-stop in...

David Christian was born in 1946 in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. After completing high school there in 194, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. After training in California, David was sent to Chu Lai, Vietnam in 1965. David’s first tour was spent at...